The Attack on Taranto

Schofield, B.B.: 1973 Ian Allan UK, hardcover with dustjacket 94 pages, with photos and maps. This concise historical study provides a detailed, blow-by-blow account of the Royal Navy's groundbreaking carrier-borne airstrike on the Italian fleet at Taranto in November 1940. It analyzes how this pioneering use of naval air power crippled the Regia Marina in its heavily defended base, establishing a revolutionary tactical blueprint that heavily influenced the later Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor. ISBN 0711004218/9780711004214 In very good condition.